Working at Sunningdale Court-Care Home
Albert Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2TN
Operated by Affinity Care Consortium Ltd
20 bedsResidential homes
Workplace Score
6.5/10
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Our AI workplace review
PlainSight AI Review
Last updated: 9 February 2026
Score: 6.5/10
Key Finding
"Visible responsive manager, happy supportive staff culture, good training and safety, but occasional staffing shortages especially for activities."
Safety & Risk
7/10
✓
Safeguarding training in place, issues reported and investigated; robust medicines systems with staff training and ID checks; risk assessments monitored and staff knew actions.
Staff Culture
7/10
✓
Staff said they enjoyed working there and 'this is a lovely little home', could speak to manager anytime, covered each other's holidays for continuity.
Staffing Levels
5/10
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Enough staff observed to meet needs in timely way, levels reviewed with dependency tool, but residents and relatives reported occasional shortages especially for activities.
Training & Dev
7/10
✓
Staff completed mandatory and specialist training including learning disabilities, autism, MCA/DoLS; new staff did care certificate induction, regular supervision and appraisals.
Management
7/10
✓
Registered manager in place, described as 'easy to talk to', visible around the home, responsive to concerns with open door policy and acts on feedback.
Programmes
6/10
✓
Dedicated activity coordinator; residents enjoyed outings to pub, cinema, shopping, socialising, and gardening for 'HICA in bloom' competition.
Points to consider
Staff numbers are generally enough but residents and relatives say there are sometimes not enough, especially for activities.
"I don't think there are enough staff on all the time. Sometimes there are, but other times we have to wait longer for help" and relative: "They do sometimes seem short staffed."
There is an activities coordinator with outings and gardening events, but no specialist therapy programmes or innovative approaches.
Activity co-ordinator provided who knew people's preferences; outings to pub, cinema, shopping; 'HICA in bloom' gardening competition.
AI Generated
CQC Inspection Overview
CQC Inspection
Last inspected: December 2017
Good
Safe
✓
Good
Effective
✓
Good
Caring
✓
Good
Responsive
✓
Good
Management Quality
Well-led: Good
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